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Education, All big ticks

Big Tick reaccreditation, SW Awards for Excellence, chemistry, science, outreach, University of Bristol

The School of Chemistry (SoC) at University of Bristol is a leading UK Chemistry department, with the largest undergraduate population of any UK chemistry department and is within the top 5% of all European chemistry departments for research.

Parliament recently identified primary and secondary education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects as being of great strategic importance to the future prosperity of the UK – and the future of business.

ChemLabS schools Outreach programme shares the resources of a leading university chemistry department with partners in primary and secondary education in order to engage more young people in these crucial subjects. The programme exposes all students, including many from disadvantaged backgrounds, to university from an early age.

The educational objectives of the programme are to:

  • provide outstanding laboratory-based training

  • raise the aspirations of all students and teachers, regardless of background

  • establish partnerships with schools and other stakeholders in chemistry education.

Impact

  • During a typical year the programme engages 27,000- 30,000 students
  • The A-Level class at The Crypt School, Gloucester, rose from 5 to 65 in three years as a result of engagement with Bristol ChemLabS
  • The Chemistry department is oversubscribed and Bristol University was voted “Best for Chemistry” by the Sunday Times in 2008
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